A traveler in Chile faced issues with wired iPhone lightning-cable headphones not working, leading to the discovery of bizarre 'wired-Bluetooth' headphones flooding the market to bypass Apple's costly Lightning standard. Unscrupulous manufacturers make headphones that require Bluetooth but have a fake Lightning connector. This revelation went viral, raising awareness about this trend.
UPDATE: We have seen reports that some cheap wired headphones don't work unless you have Bluetooth on. Unscrupulous manufacturers make headphones that receive audio via Bluetooth, but need to be plugged in with a fake Lightning connector. https://t.co/XLiozWg3FK
Who knew this would go viral? My humorous little travel story turned out to be the post that made millions of people aware that bizarre "wired-Bluetooth" headphones had flooded the market to circumvent @Apple's costly Lightning standard. Here are some things I've learned from… https://t.co/dhCPpBRbrW
Some Chinese brand Lightning headphones require Bluetooth, for a truly wild reason https://t.co/lJ41IXOALQ by @benlovejoy
I think it’s amazing we live in a world where Bluetooth chips are cheaper than paying Apple to use their Lightning connector for wired headphones.
A crazy experience — I lost my earbuds in a remote town in Chile, so tried buying a new pair at the airport before flying out. But the new wired, iPhone, lightning-cable headphones didn't work. Strange. So I went back and swapped them for another pair, from a different brand.…